Drama ·War · United States of America · 1930 · 2h 13m

All Quiet on the Western Front

Director

Cast

Louis Wolheim as Stanislaus 'Kat' Katczinsky Lew Ayres as Paul Bäumer John Wray as Himmelstoss Arnold Lucy as Kantorek Ben Alexander as Franz Kemmerich Scott Kolk as Leer

Crew

Arthur Edeson — Director of Photography Karl Freund — Director of Photography Edgar Adams — Editor Milton Carruth — Editor George Abbott — Screenplay Erich Maria Remarque — Novel

Tagline

They left for war as boys never to return as men.

Synopsis

When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

friendship army based on novel or book germany disillusion world war i steel helmet patriotism boot camp battlefield atrocity black and white

Key Collaborators

Lewis Milestone Director Arthur Edeson Director of Photography Karl Freund Director of Photography Edgar Adams Editor Milton Carruth Editor George Abbott Screenplay Erich Maria Remarque Novel Carl Laemmle Jr. Producer Carl Laemmle Producer

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